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Wagon Brake. v No. 77,345. Patented-April 28, 1868.

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Letters .PztentNo. 77.345; dated April 28,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-BRAKE.

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) Be it known that I, DAVID -M. BAILEY, of Garlisle, -Gumberland county','and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement on a Wagon-Brake; and I do hereby declare that the following is .a

full, clear, and exact description -of' the construction and operation of'the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification v p v Thenovelty of my intention consists in the manner of attaching the 'rubbersblock's to the bar of the brake with great facility, andof yarious shapes.

Figure 1 is a. perspectiveview, and. v

Figure 2 represents the rubber-holder. I

The rubber-holder is made of iron or steel, in the form of the letter V, or triangular in shape, having the point extended, and a screw cut on the'end, b, and the legs lengthened out for a few inches, and made to run parallel, ending with :1. prong on each leg, F, extending inwardly. v

I-construct my brake by using a bar, A, of the ordinary form inwagon-brakes, and at each end sink in a flat,-tria.nguler hole, as shown at O O, (the surface .of the bar beingr-emoved to show its form.) The hole is continued from the point C with a uniform aperture to the opposite side of the bar. In this opening I insert the triangular rubber-holder D, and place in the embrace of the two legs I) D the rubber-block B or C, and by screwing up the bur b the block is firmly held in place. 4 The sides of the her I I, acting as incline .planes as the legs of the holder slide along in being dratyn up, will grasp the block as tightly as desired.

By this arrangement it is not necessary for thc rubber-blocks to have plane sides. An irregular or curved block can he fastened, as shown at B.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I The manner of securing rubber-blocks to a. bar in a wagon-brake, substantially as specified.

I D. M. BAILEY. Witnesses:

'A. L. SPENSLER,

0. L. LocHMANQ 

